Wallaman Falls to Reid River - Day 152, 07/09/2016

It rained on and off throughout the night and the camper was very wet this morning, luckily the rain held off for a couple of hours and the camper was fairly dry when we packed up. On the way back down the range we stopped at a lookout that had views out to the coast and the southern part of Hinchinbrook Island but the overcast conditions hampered our view.

We did plan to camp at Big Crystal Creek as it was recommended as a great swimming hole but the cool wet weather we are having isn't really ideal for swimming so we pushed on south and bypassed Townsville heading towards Charters Towers. We arrived at the Reid River free camp by mid atfernoon and decided this was as good a place as any for an overnight stop.

Reid River is just off the highway and as a result there is quite a lot of road noise but otherwise its OK as far as free stops go and has flushing toilets and non potable water. The weather cleared in the afternoon and we were able to sit out after dinner and stare at the stars again which we haven't been able to do for some time.

Distance Traveled = 213 km
Total distance traveled with camper = 37,905 km 
Total number of nights in the camper = 284

























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